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Art Up Phinneywood: Friday, December 14th from 6-9pm

A1 Piano: 7020 Greenwood Ave N
Our December Art Show is a Group Show of artists that are all students in Patrick Howe’s Mentorship Painting Program. We are also featuring Avant-Garde piano performances by a group of pianists led by Seattle composer and pianist Steve Scribner. Artist present.

Art on the Ridge: 8005 Greenwood Ave N
Featuring the artwork of Matthew Scott: “It’s only a matter of time”…. Never before has this saying held more importance for our species and our planet alike. We live in an age of uncertainty, expectation, and bold exploration. As the clock winds down on the year 2012, we look with wonder for answers to questions that seemed unimaginable in times past. What will happen when the Mayan long count calendar runs out on December the 21st? Where is the human race headed in this age of fearsome technology and looming environmental disaster? What is the next step in our evolution? Will we face disaster in the coming years, or will peace and prosperity guide us along our path to the future? All of these questions can only be answered by waiting, watching, and allowing time to take its course.

This collection of work is my attempt at capturing the spirit of our age, and the special place it occupies in our shared history. I wanted to capture not only the expectation of disaster, but also the feeling that we are moving toward something truly amazing: the next chapter in our evolution. These pieces move along a continuum that encompasses terror, beauty, and all that lies between. It is my hope that you will take away something from this show that illuminates the unknown, and inspires new questions about the world we all share.

In Picture Perfect seven artists present paintings, prints and mixed media artwork that prompts us to consider how we interact with the wild and wooly, and how those interactions in turn change and shape us. How do we see the natural world: as fearsome and dark, welcoming and fuzzy, a place where we have a niche or an alien kingdom quite separate from ours?

Whether cuddly or cruel, the natural world and its animal denizens are omnipresent in the works of Picture Perfect. Some are a mix of savage and sweet, from the furry Little Monster Dolls by Savannah Horrocks—expertly combining cute and creepy—to the skeletal deer, serpents, insects and birds that appear in Lea Barozzi’s twilit Gothic paintings. Somewhere between “aw!” and “aaah!”, Mary Louise Silva’s series of close-up animal portraits presents both fuzzy flesh and bared bone, revealing the hard truth of the skeleton beneath the friendly exterior. And innocence gets skewered by reality when RAWKSON is around: his big-eyed, mute-mouthed stuffed animals are subjected to all manner of cruelties that subvert expectations and bring a dark laugh to your lips. Participating artists include: Lea Barozzi, Savannah Horrocks, Jeff Leake, MJ Lindo, Mary Louise Silva, RAWKSON, and Joe Vollan and will be on exhibition through December 21.

*Carmelita’s: 7314 Greenwood Ave N
$5 Happy Hour Menu All Night!

Couth Buzzard Books: 8310 Greenwood Ave N
7:30pm. AARON KEIM–PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOLKLORE SOCIETY COFFEE HOUSE CONCERT. Our Monthly Coffee House Concert. The Phinney/Greenwood Art Walk starts at 6pm. Then come in and enjoy the best in FOlk Music. December’s musician, luthier, historian and songwriter, Aaron Keim is a roots music renaissance man. As the Quiet American, Aaron performs traditional and original folk music on guitar, ukulele and banjo (which he builds himself). Inspired by depression era string band music, old timey gospel, lo-fi garage rock and the modern indie-folk scene. The Quiet American is a compelling mix of old and new.

Join us in our $100 dollar and less Christmas Show in our brand new location (across the hall) in the old Bherd Studios Gallery Space and still in the Greenwood Collective.

On the evening of the second Friday, December 14th, Echo Echo celebrates its second annual Christmas extravaganza with a blow-out exhibition in our new space–just across the hall in the old Bherd Studios space! Come join us for a great exhibition–this is going to be huge! Hang out with artists Mike Capp, Max Follis, Xavier Lopez, Christopher J. Olson, Ripley and Alexandria Sandlin. Join us for free and enjoy the latest art styles and libations, speak to the artists and just have a great time on Friday the 14th of December at Echo Echo Gallery downstairs at the Greenwood Collective, Greenwood Seattle, part of the Phinneywood Artwalk, starting at 6:00 and going late!

Echo Echo is an independent artist(s) run gallery, hip-deep in the growing Urban, Pop Surrealist, subpop and alternative art scenes–if you have not come to one of the Greenwood Art Events held every second Friday of the month you have definitely been missing out just ask your friends! Artists present.

Fist Full of Metal: 125 North 85th Street NEW VENUE!
The show at Fist Full of Metal Tattoo is a collection of artwork from tattooed Megon Shore. Her style combines the straight-forward, bold style of tattoo imagery with the delicacy and finesse of fine art. The main focus of the work is on the mystical and forbidden, with a playful twist, communicated using the lexicon of the tattoo tradition. Artist present.

Oliver’s Twist: 6822 Greenwood Ave N
Inspired by urban landscapes, botany and make believe monsters. Most creations are made of ink, gouache, wood, paper-cuts, love and a sense of humour by Emmalee Bozek. Artist Present.

Starbucks: 316 N 67th Street
Featuring art by Ryan Applegate. A cum laude graduate from the University of Washington, Ryan majored in Environmental Studies and minored in Architecture. He’s currently the Marketing Director for Nature Consortium, developing new print and digital media; blending art and the natural world.

Tasty: 7513 Greenwood Ave N
Sean & Sheri of Tasty invite you to the HOLIDAY edition of our monthly art walk night on Friday, December 14th from 6-10pm. Come get yer nog on… or maybe it will be spiked hot cocoa with mini marshmellows… yeah, that! AND… as a special treat, cupcakes by Carli

Terra Bella Flowers & Mercantile: 8417 Greenwood Ave N
We will have a selection of custom decorated holiday wreaths by our own Terra Bella Floral artists, and give you a chance to create your own! We will have all the baubles and bows available for you to chose from, including natural elements such as cones, mushroom fronds and moss. This is our Holiday Open House with refreshments and entertainment provided. Artist present.